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Assemblymember Holden’s Bill Requiring Equal Access To Video Services Heads To The Governor’s Desk

Sacramento, CA – Last week, Assemblymember Chris Holden’s bill, Assembly Bill 1826, Digital Infrastructure and Video Competition Act of 2024, which would make comprehensive changes to state law pertaining to cable operators and state video franchising, heads to the Governor’s Desk. The changes imposed by this bill would include extending the application timeline, revising the renewal and application process and increases the limit on penalties for customer service violations.

Assemblymember Holden’s Bill Expanding Wildlife Prevention Efforts Heads To Governor’s Desk

Sacramento, CA – Last week, Assemblymember Chris Holden’s bill, AB 2330, which would allow local agencies to submit a wildfire preparedness plan to the Department of Fish and Wildlife for an initial review, heads to the Governor’s desk. This bill will help local agencies have greater certainty in a timely manner to move wildfire preparedness projects, while avoiding, minimizing, and mitigating the take of endangered, threatened, and candidate species incidental to activities conducted by local agencies on lands that are within fire hazard severity zones adjacent to urban areas.

Governor Newsom Signs Assemblymember Chris Holden’s Youth Mental Health Services Legislation

Sacramento, CA – This month, Assemblymember Chris Holden’s legislation, Assembly Bill 289, Youth Mental Health Services Act (MHSA), which will include youth or youth mental health organizations in the list of stakeholder counties must confer with when developing their three year expenditure plans under the Mental Health Services Act, was signed into law by Governor Newsom.

Governor Newsom Signs Assemblymember Chris Holden’s Landmark Legislative Bills

Sacramento, CA – This month, Assemblymember Chris Holden’s landmark legislation was signed into law by Governor Newsom. The bills include: AB 43 – Greenhouse gas emissions: building materials: credit trading platform and compliance system, AB 323 – Planning and land use: parcels: changes in use, AB 1244 – Private Security Services and Private Investigators: qualified managers, and AB 368 – College and Career Access Pathways partnerships.

Signed Into Law On Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Assemblymember Holden’s Historic Legislation Will Rename Route 210 To Commemorate Tribal Lands

Sacramento, CA – Today, Governor Newsom signed Assemblymember Chris Holden’s legislation, AB 776, which will rename Route 210 and require the California Department of Transportation, through the erection of highway signs, to identify locations of historical and cultural importance to the California tribes local to, or historically located along Route 210.

Assemblymember Chris Holden Joins Governor Newsom For The Signing Of His Legislation, The Most Progressive Fast Food Wage Law In The Country

Los Angeles, CA – Today, Assemblymember Chris Holden joined Governor Gavin Newsom for the historic signing of his legislation, AB 1228, which will affirm establishing a Fast Food Council, representing a path forward to resolve employer community concerns while preserving fast food workers by securing a seat at the table to raise standards.